I Want to Know Why: An Unfinished Story

Months ago, I tried to adapt Sherwood Anderson’s short story “I Want to Know Why”. The concept was a fractured narrative taking place in three places and shot with three different cameras. One: imagines of a horse. Two: blurred images of a writer at...

The Detective’s Lover: Update

The Detective’s Lover, the next feature length movie from Running Wild Films, continues to move through pre-production as I work with the rest of the team to lock locations, gather extras, build a solid crew, and rehearse to find the nature of these scenes. On...

Costume Hunting for Comanche

This Monday I went costume hunting for our new short Comanche with Rob Edwards and Michael Coleman. Rob tried on a bunch of different cowboy outfits and we argued about Westerns. It was a good time. Mardi Gras Costume Shop is a great place for any filmmaker to look...

Running Wild Wins IFP 48 Hour Film Challenge

Left to right: James Alire (Sound), Jordan Gorla (Cinematographer), Webb Pickersgill (IFP), and Travis Mills (Director) The Running Wild Films team took home the top prize at the IFP 48 Hour Film Challenge this weekend for our film titled Shine Like Gold. Assembled by...

Watch D.H. Lawrence’s The Blind Man

The first in our series of adaptations from public domain literature, we present D.H. Lawrence’s The Blind Man. It was shot in one day in Mesa, Arizona with a budget under $100. The movie was made by Michael Coleman, Jason Cowan, McKenzie Goodwin, Travis Mills,...